Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-13
HEROIC WOMEN OF cHArswoRrH.

who, from the moment the fire bell gave the
first tidings of the catastrophe, had waited
upon the sufferers minute by minute and
hour by hour.
A special messenger from Piper's station
brought news of the death of Mr. Van Lew,
a merchant of Galesburg, and the following
LIST OF SERIOUS CASES
out of the fifty patients at that place: Ed
ward Compton, Peoria; Antonio Lahert, As
syria; G. W. Stoddard, West Point; Miss
Forbes, Washington; Miss Adams Peoria; B.
F. Ayers and Mrs B. F. Ayers, Morton; g.
F. Putney and A W. Webster, Peoria; W
B. McDonough, McComb; Thomas Lawrence
Colchester, and DR.. Cauringer, Detroit In
four of these cases the injuries are designated
as internal, while the others have sustained
fractures of the ribs, collar bones or limbs.
UNIDENTIFIED BODIES
All of the bodies remaining at this place
were taken to Peoria Friday afternoon on a
special train. Descriptions of those not yet
identified are as follows:
Female, light sandy hair. full face. about IA
years old small white charm tied to velvet rib
bon light lawn dress, blue flowers supposed to be
Mamie Clark.
2-Female dress of black bunting trimmed
with bugles. hair dark brown, aged IS to 40, two
plain gold rings on one finger, one gold ring on
forefinger.
3.-Male dark brown hair cut short round. full
face. age s. to 40 linen duster, gray check
clothes ticket in pocket signed Mark ]. T Hart
ming, Colchester.
4-Male. hair light brown cut short sandy
whiskers supposed to be W. II. Potter, of Col
chester.
< MaIa e,Innocad ~ ha w II Tot of Clan
wood, Ills.
6.-NIale, dark brown hair trousers Of mixed
narrow dark stripe, letters in pocket addressed to
- l., Richards, Franklin, Neb."
Male light brown hair, blue ribbed trousers
and vest, white shirt with blue check, letter in
coat pocket addressed, Brother Charlie johnson
Monarch Ills -
s-Maie, light brown hair cut short, full face,
checked coat, dark striped trousers.
Boy of years. white calico waist check
linen skirt, button shoes, black stockings. cloth
ing marked Joey Clark. (Slnce claimed by rela-
tives)
lO-Male, % to p years old, dark brown hair
supposed to be R E Stracher, bootblack. Peoria
il-GTl. about 0 years old fiaxen hair. white
swiss cross barred dress embroidered ruffies but
ton shoes
12-Nale dark hair large, full face, mark Fl
on shirt, striped trousers. brown coat
13.-Maie, supposed to he 5, G. Freeze, Wyom
ing Ills. dark trousers, white vest, coat boots
4-Male, brown hair, seersucker coat. blacI
striped shirt ticket signed Henry Seingelton
witness. G. A Gordon, Hamilton, Ills
Is. Baby hoy between / and years old han
light, blue eyes, fun face
THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF DEATHS
has not been accurately determined Tn,
railroad authorities claim that the total l.
| eighty seven, while only seventy five are OF
the list of Coroner Long, and of these, two
| at least, are alive and uDinjured There hav,
been four deaths at Piper City, which woulC
bring the total up to seventy seven. Th,
fact appears to be, however, that in the ex
ctement and confusion which prevailed
| Thursday number of bodies were sent t,
| Peoria of which no record was retained, anC
| those who have been upon the scene since th,
| hour of the accident insist that the deatl
role exceeds loo The number of those who
sustained injuries, serious and slight is fully
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